Nov 30, 2022·edited Nov 30, 2022Liked by Cali Bird
I've put aside two memoir pieces twice over the past five years to dedicate regular writing practice to my blog (which I've moved here). While I'm working on finishing one of them (finally), I have found the the blog actually served as a helpful workshop for my memoirs. The book I'm working on right now is full of pieces that I had already written that I've done significant revision on. Maybe a blog or newsletter is just what someone needs to put thoughts into writing and process before putting them into a more polished, complete work?
I’d offer a fourth option to those three good options - what if it’s just not time yet, that your inner muse knows you don’t yet see the direction the memoir needs to go? What if the process of writing the newsletter can help you find that direction? Maybe the newsletter is the first part of the trail? You might think you’re on the wrong path but maybe you just don’t know this is the path?
I've put aside two memoir pieces twice over the past five years to dedicate regular writing practice to my blog (which I've moved here). While I'm working on finishing one of them (finally), I have found the the blog actually served as a helpful workshop for my memoirs. The book I'm working on right now is full of pieces that I had already written that I've done significant revision on. Maybe a blog or newsletter is just what someone needs to put thoughts into writing and process before putting them into a more polished, complete work?
I’d offer a fourth option to those three good options - what if it’s just not time yet, that your inner muse knows you don’t yet see the direction the memoir needs to go? What if the process of writing the newsletter can help you find that direction? Maybe the newsletter is the first part of the trail? You might think you’re on the wrong path but maybe you just don’t know this is the path?
Spot on, Auntie Cali!